Do you know what makes a bird different than a mammal?
Different animals have certain characteristics that scientists use to classify them. In other words all mammals share certain characteristics that make them different than birds or reptiles. Continue reading
A gopher snake is one of the common rocky mountain reptiles.
The common rocky mountain reptiles include snakes, lizards, and turtles. Here are some of the common reptiles you are likely to see in the Rockies. Continue reading
A moose is one of the common animals of the Rockies.
The common Rocky Mountain animals include bugs, mammals, birds, and more. Here are the common animals you are likely to see in the Rockies. Continue reading
A snake skin that has been shed. Photo via Flickr.
It is true that all reptiles shed their skin, but do you know why? Interestingly, the different kinds of reptiles in the Rocky Mountains do this in their own way. Continue reading
A painted turtle is a reptile and is related to a western rattlesnake.
Reptiles, no matter if they are found in the Rocky Mountains or the Sahara desert, all share certain characteristics. Here are the the 6 things that all reptiles have in common. Continue reading
Where do the gopher snakes go in winter?
Have you ever wondered what happens to reptiles in winter? In the Rocky Mountains any reptiles go into an inactive, sleep like state of dormancy. Continue reading
Rattlesnakes go into brumation over winter.
Have you ever heard of the word brumation? It is actually a term used to describe reptiles resting over the winter, kind of like hibernation for mammals. Continue reading
A mountain goat belongs to the mammals, one of the basic groups of animals.
What are the basic groups of animals? The world is filled with so many different kinds of animals, from bugs to elephants and they all all into one of these main groups of animals. Continue reading